Root Tip Resection
An apicoectomy (WSR) (synonyms: amputatio radicis dentis; apectomy; apical osteotomy; surgical root filling; radical surgery of apical periodontitis (inflammation of the periodontium (tooth-supporting apparatus) just below the root of the tooth; apical = “tooth rootward”); root tip amputation) is a surgical procedure in which the root tip of a previously root-treated tooth and the inflamed … Root Tip Resection